Action Science Camp for Young Women
Overview
Grades: 5 – 7 (2012-2013 academic year)
Dates: June 16 – June 28, 2013
Residential Campers: $2,095
Day Campers: $1,075
Duke Action Program Highlights:
- Experiments and lab activities in the Duke University Science laboratories
- Hands-on field science in Duke Forest at the New Hope Creek
- Mini-courses and lab experiences in:
- Water Chemistry – Properties of Water
- Water Quality- Duke Forest New Hope Creek-Water Quality: Abiotic water quality testing and Biotic Indexing
- Three part mini-course in Environmental Forensics
- Exploration of Energy
- Building, testing and measuring traditional and alternative energy devices
- Explorations in Chemistry:
- Lip Balms-Labs on the Design and Production of Lip Balms
- Consumer Reports Product Testing: Lip Balm Labs
- Field trips:
- Duke Lemur Center
- Duke Forest
- Duke Chemistry Labs
- Becton Dickinson Labs